First Steps for HQIM Adoption: Phase I of the California Curriculum Implementation Guide
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California recently released its first recommended list of approved math instructional materials in a decade. Building on this important milestone, we’re sharing guidance to support your adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM).
In this webinar, we’ll explore how Phase I of the Instruction Partners California Curriculum Implementation Guide helps leaders create a clear, shared vision for selecting HQIM—from planning a thoughtful selection process to creating a sustainable system for successful curriculum implementation.
If you’re just starting the adoption process, these insights can help prepare you for success.
What you'll learn:
- How creating an instructional vision before selection drives stronger adoption and implementation outcomes
- The most common pitfalls we see in curriculum adoption and the leadership moves that help systems avoid them
- How planning a collaborative selection process builds trust and clarity in your schools and community
- How the California Curriculum Implementation Guide aligns with California frameworks, COE-aligned guidance, and existing state resources
Plus, we’ll close with a live Q&A to address your specific questions.
Reserve your spot today!
About the presenter
Jorge’s passion for education is rooted in lived experience as a student navigating systems that weren’t designed for everyone to succeed. Over the past decade, he has learned that lasting impact in schools begins with trust, and has built a career focused on strengthening instructional systems so that leaders, teachers, and, most importantly, students thrive.
With more than ten years of experience as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school systems leader, nonprofit director, and EdTech and HQIM sales leader, Jorge now serves as the Director of Engagement at Instruction Partners, partnering with K–12 leaders across California to implement high-impact instructional strategies.
Jorge Alvarado
California Director of Engagement